It’s why we have Philosophical Quotes Diaries on our desk. So we can be reminded once a day to do something we forgot to do to make our life bearable. We wouldn’t bother if it was a dissertation on how we should treat others. “Be nice” seems easy to identify with, even if we ignore it tomorrow.
There’s a great deal I don’t care about. Some days I worry about that aspect of my character.
Would i be a better person if I cared more about more things?
Is caring an essential mindset for survival?
Where would I even start?
Do I even know what it means to care?
Christine often tells me I don’t care, especially about the things she cares about. I agree. I don’t care. I’m not fussed about keeping a clean house. It doesn’t bother me what I wear when I go to the shops, I only recycle because there’s a council bi-law that says I should care.
Which brings me to the final point for the day: should we act caringly if we don’t care? I don’t care about my siblings yet I’m told I should and demonstrate that caring to them. I could only align that with being nice to a great white shark.
How does caring fit with your current philosophy?